Pearly Whites

Daycare was closed yesterday for a summer vacation day so I got to stay home and play with Audrey all day.  The first odd thing that happened was towards the end of a nice long walk a man in a car accosted me.  I had noticed that he drove passed us while we were waiting to cross the street because he looked at Audrey - I thought to check out the cute baby!  I didn't think any more about him, crossed the street and kept going.  All of a sudden he pulls up next to us which meant he turned his car around to come back and find us. He was angry because Audrey wasn't covered in a blanket (nevermind it was 75 out!) and her feet would burn (the stroller's canopy was down so only her feet were exposed).  I could tell that it didn't matter to this guy what I said so I didn't even try to defend myself.  Besides, I don't have to explain myself to him.  But then I got nervous because we were right in front of our house so I kept walking so he wouldn't know where we lived. Now I'm worried we'll run into him again since we take walks everyday. The whole thing really upset me, #1 because of the nerve of this jerk, his tone and the manner in which he approached me and #2 because it caused me to be rude back to him which I'm not normally.  I was curt and snippy and that's not like me.  It really amazes me how people just offer their opinions when it's really none of their business.

The other odd thing that happened was that after our walk, I noticed that Audrey was very warm and sure enough, she registered a 100.4 degree fever.  Other than that, you'd never know she wasn't feeling well.  She was her smiley playful self all day, even if she did take a third, extra long nap in the afternoon.  Things definitely changed come nighttime.  Bill and I awoke to a very unhappy little baby who was inconsolable.  Audrey had to be rocked to sleep but then kept waking up about every hour or so just crying hysterically.  It was a rough night.

This morning started off okay - just a few tears and a lower fever of 99.4.  The fun started when she was eating breakfast and the real crying began.  It was then it occurred to me that teething has begun!  I think the spoon irritated her gums.  I felt along her bottom gum and there may be a left tooth coming in.  When I touched the top gum, Audrey cried even harder and I think I felt her right tooth coming in.  She, herself, kept trying to touch her gums so this obviously explains her sleepless night and fever.  We didn't get to finish breakfast and she could barely finish nursing and then fell back to sleep until I had to wake her for daycare.  I just ran out over lunch to buy Orajel and co-workers told me about some teething tablets that I still have to get.  I also stopped in to see Audrey at daycare and to give her more Tylenol and the staff said she's been great and just cried a little after her nap.  I have a teething ring in the freezer at home so hopefully between that and the Orajel, we'll have a more peaceful night tonight.

Part of me is a little sad because I love her big gummy toothless grin and this is just more proof that she's growing up.  She'll be 9 months on Tuesday so I suppose it was about time but I'm still bummed.